We have a great crew this summer. After spending a very long week learning all the science (social and physical) behind the StreamSweepers program, caring for each in other in mock first aid scenarios during Wilderness First Aid training, and learning how to identify macro invertebrates, invasive plant species and dangerous river hazards they began […]
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Capitol Hill Visit
2016 StreamSweepers Meet with Staff of Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine in DC The 2016 crew had a great opportunity last month to visit with Senator Mark Warner and his staff as well as the staff of Senator Tim Kaine. The Senators’ staff offered several ideas on how we can expand services throughout Virginia and into the entire […]
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WVTF Public Radio Interview
We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sandy Hausman of WVTF Public Radio Charlottesville, during the StreamSweepers training week. Check out the interview.
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StreamSweepers 2016 Crew
A Great Crew! Photos from Training
Maria Pace graciously designed this amazing artwork on behalf of StreamSweepers for the 2016 season. During the ecological assessment phase of their work, StreamSweepers count the River Chub Minnow nests they find in the riverbed (check out this video of chub making a nest). Maria’s “minnows” are just a glimmer of the nature inspired art she creates daily. […]
Join us for a picnic lunch in the Restored Barn at Rounton Farm on Sunday May 22nd from Noon – 2 pm. Meet your fellow riverside landowners and join the conversation on floodplain restoration options for properties of any size. Learn about our new endeavors, including a partnership with Virginia Working Landscapes of the Smithsonian’s Conservation […]
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GIVE AND SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY – GIVE LOCAL PIEDMONT EXTENDED UNTIL 7PM TONIGHT! This coming Tuesday, May 3, is Give Local Piedmont — a day to support the local non-profit organizations that strengthen and enrich our communities. Give Local Piedmont empowers every person to give back to their local community by supporting the […]
StreamSweepers and the American Climate Partners, its parent group, and its Board of Directors thanks the Charlottesville Area Community Foundations Dave Mathews Band BAMA Works Fund for selecting StreamSweepers to receive financial assistance for 2016 Central Virginia river cleaning, assessment, and maintenance work. “Rivers are our life blood –thanks for supporting the continuous cleansing of […]
In 2015 StreamSweepers finished the promise begun 3 years ago to train and employ dozens of local young adults to sweep up garbage from the historic Rapidan River – all the way from Shenandoah National Park to Fredericksburg. This unprecedented achievement is the first time a corps of local high school and college students has […]